Murray handed wild card in Australian Open main draw

Former world No 1 Andy Murray has been handed a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Australian Open, the tournament organisers said yesterday. The Briton, down at 134th in the world rankings after long injury lay-offs due to hip surgery, has reached the final five times at Melbourne Park – the last […]

Former world No 1 Andy Murray has been handed a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Australian Open, the tournament organisers said yesterday.

The Briton, down at 134th in the world rankings after long injury lay-offs due to hip surgery, has reached the final five times at Melbourne Park – the last of them in 2016 – though has never claimed the crown.

Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion, last played the hardcourt major in 2019. He received a wildcard in 2021 too but was unable to compete at the year’s opening major after testing positive for Covid-19.